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Feb 2024
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'A breach of human rights': Melbourne re...

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Residents of Melbourne's public housing towers are filing a class action lawsuit against the Victorian government after the government announced plans to demolish the towers and replace them with new social housing. Many fear the state governments plans will mean less public housing, higher rent prices and disruptions to their community. 
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